THE BODY VIEWED.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 812, 9 May 1910, Page 2

THE BODY VIEWED.

';■>','! (Bee. Sunday, 0.55 a.m.) .','. *■..'.'■'-;■ v."'"- London, Sunday/, /The-Household was admitted this aftemoon to see the body, of King Edward on the bed. on which! Eβ died. His features were calm and -peaceful. Krng HanVrm, of Norway, and Prince Olav, of Norway, will accompany Queen Mand, of -Norway (King; Edward's daughter) on her voyage to England. A battery of the Royal Artillery at St. James's Park in the afternoon fixed a faiewell salute for King Edward. • A" supplicatory devotional servioe wai'be;he|d later in St. Paul's Cathedral.' Sir Edward Grey, and Mr. John Burns mil attend. ? The House of Representafces, 'Washington, adjourned after recording its sympathy with Britain in the loss of a wise and upright ruler, whose great purpose was the cultivation of friendship with all nations and the preservation of peace. "■/ .;■.:'■ President Tafi and all the. diplomatists have visited the British ■ Ambassador,, Mr. Jaa. Bryoe. The Danish Court will observe twelve weeks' mourning. The Danish sovereigns, w&o are in the Riviera, will start, for London'on Monday. '.:; In Vieicna the Emperor Franz Josef, Ministers and.others visited the British Embassy. He heir to the AustroHungarian throne, the Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand, will represent the Emperor Franz Josef at the funeral. Melbourne, Sunday. The Anglican Primate has written to Lord Dudley (Governor-General) reijdesting him to convey the deep sorrow of the Anglican community to King George on the death of King Edward and sympathy with, the bereaved Eoyal Faxinly* . . ■ '■.■■;'.:•'-•.■ Sydney, Sunday. ' The 'Anglican Primate, in a sermon in the Cathedral; preached from the text,- "like as a Father pitieth ; his children." He said it was given to few monazchs in the course of so short a reign to gather round them the affection of their subjects as did fche late King, and if they put the question what was it that bound him to his people, the answer was: he bore their hardens. Cardinal Moran expressed keen sorrow at tbe death of the King. It was to be regretted for at least three motives—first, because he was the best ITing since the Reformation; second, because he was undoubtedly the best Saxon King Ireland had seen; thirdly, became his death was of eeriori's import because of the gravely-disturbed state of public opinion in England, and because of the imminence of Home l&tule for Ireland.